Michael Valentine Smith UNMASKED
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- For the first time the pseudonymous author of the 1973 clandestine chemistry classic "Psychedelic Chemistry" is interviewed about his motivations for writing the book, his own experience with psychedelic chemistry, his relationships with the Shulgins, and his later interest in 3D technology and philosophy.
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Hamilton this was awesome. My uncle was a novice chemist back in the 70's. He had the book Psychedelic Chemistry with annotations everywhere. After he got diagnosed with schizophrenia my grandmother saved all his stuff. I eventually came across this book at age 12. Now 38 years old I still own the book. It spawned an interest in Chemistry and psychedelics that I'm very greatfull for. Thanks for this ✌️🍄
How old was he when he got diagnosed with schizophrenia if you don't mind me asking? Was it something he was prone to at all or has a family history of? And was it a life long diagnosis & is he still around/alive?
@chaoticAtmos in his 20"s he got worse. He passed away in his late 50's. Although he was mentally ill, I had great conversations with him.
@@mrmedic2012 he was probably just way too enlightened to be understood by western psychology :) i bet in a lot of countries hed be revered as wise
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@@benayers8622 Don't glorify schizophrenia. I can't believe I have to say that.
Please keep releasing content, Hamilton. We are living for it!
Thank you Hamilton for collecting these guys like Pokemons.
Yes!
Best comment ever 🎉
Leon Russell wrote a song called stranger in a strange land inspired by the book of the same title .
Well said
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Hamilton, I almost never care enough about promoting a video in the youtube algorithm but for you I leave this comment. I hope this small gesture helps you reach more minds.
Hamiltons podcasts are like a holiday dinnenr :) i love that we have the transcript!
Right up until the end ;)
Glad you are doing this work when you are, in 10 or 20 years almost none of these people will be around to talk about the unique and poorly documented world they moved in.
What a humble, interesting character... He's looking damn good for 81
Missed you hamilton. Thanks for the upload!
He uploads every month or so. It takes a while to do the research and what not and/or to track the person down and set it up. I'd rather wait than him just pumping out empty heartless content.
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Hey Hamilton, thank you for releasing these. Mortal words are unable to describe the value in research and storage of this information. Because of your work in journalism I’m now a much more informed drug user and am able to research and understand how different compounds interact with the brain and body in a much more scientific and safe way. One day I will dedicate my first synthetisation to you.
Made with love,
A fellow meistro
The honesty and love Michael Starks presented were genuinely pure. This video is not just of value in the study of chemistry but in the study of human honesty. Re-watch 1:38:00 till the end to have your heart moved by the honesty of a human scholar pushing the bounds of life, knowledge, and love. Well done, Michael.
Michael: "and that was it"
Hamilton: "right"
@@joshuadewe1116 my thoughts also
Hamilton is the best. Who else takes the time and energy to do what he does? Going to the Ross Ulbricht trial come on man he's the best.
I was surprised and not surprises when I heard him say that 😂✌🏻
He’s employed by VICE. He’s a journalist by trade, chemist/doctor in career. Guarantee VICE sent him to cover the trial while it was unfolding
@@strongxhands Hmm didn't think about that but does he still work for vice? I would think these podcasts he's doing are on his own time. But even if he is doing all his research for vice there's still nobody with vice like him.
@@strongxhands yea but the point is who else could they have sent and who else would you have wanted to be there?
@@timothykappel198 this is mainly correct. He has stepped away from his vice show to focus more on doing chemistry himself. It appears he left on good terms so is probably still employed as an independent contractor or guest contributor in some fashion. Similar to how they will bring back a former writer/anchor with a specialized interest like a crime reporter, financial analyst, or sports caster for a significant story.
He just basically said he's gonna make a documentary at some point...wether here or elsewhere im super excited...
I would have loved for you to ask how familiar he is with your work. The side commentary cracked me up and this guy seems like a real hoot. Thank you for documenting these incredible stories, people, and subjects.
Thank you!
“From one outrageous thing to another.” What a relatable quote.
Great listening as always.
"Psychedelic Chemistry" was a pretty cool book in that it included journal references so, back inthe day, you could comb the Science CItation Index to find other papers dealing with similar syntheses so you could possibly find "improved" techs with yields, and just like the guy says, yeah, most of the time, the most popular entries had been ripped out of the journals, and you would have to step it up to get the ILL references from other libraries.
Great interview!
KEEP GOING YOURE CHANGING THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER🎉
I bought a copy of Michael’s book way back in the mid 70s, shortly after it was published. I was a teenager at the time. I still have it. The spine is showing wear from being leafed through over 50 years! The years go by way too quickly.
your show was in my top 3. please bring back pharmacopia :(
Thanks
thanks for more content. been really down lately and your content is the only thing that doesnt annoy me to no end
One of these days they are gonna be a young man interviewing you. I’m so glad they are people like you doing this work. In one way or another
Oh man i cannot wait fot this...Hamilton you're doin it! come down from there
I found The Construction And Operation Of Clandestine Drug Laboratories on libgen for free just now. Thanks for the recommendation. My professor said if anyone says something twice then it must be important... and Hamilton said it three times ... so I got that book.
Congrats! You are now on an NSA/FBI/DEA watchlist!
@@ericmcdonald9803 Unless all of us download it ... then they can't have the whole world on one watchlist ... or else they'll just have a phonebook.
I remember having to go to London to order this book from Compendium "radical" bookshop in Campden before the internet was a thing. I came back a couple of months later when it arrived. I found out that LSD manufacture was really fucking hard. Great book though. Thank you so much for trawling through this important history. I'm so excited to listen to this.
I heard sulphate is a lot easier, bigger market, higher profit margin
@@jazztheglass6139 sulphate what?
@@jameshatton4211 amphetamine sulphate
@jazztheglass yeah, but that doesn't change people's lives for the better. Unless you're in it for the money, its not a worthwhile venture.
@@andrewweaver2517 Still can change some peoples lives for the better. It all depends on how you use the drug.
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I love every single one of your podcast. So much information, so exciting, such an adventure through all the stories from all the characters you interview. Ahh, it’s my favorite. Forever one of your biggest supporters 🤍
This a man’s deep contribution is so profound… and here our voice Hamilton,again sees how our science touches generations..the mind , and its senses are only ours until we find a different way to unlock what we think we understand… keep exploring freedom
you did a good thing finding this guy and opening up the world into unknown bodies of work who'd have never had any idea ty for sharing keep shining nilla
this guy really paved he way for how were starting to use augmented reality now its cray he coded all that
in unix ....
*I fuggin' LIVE life and LOVE life just to be able to use phrases like Clandestine Chemistry in everyday parlance!!*
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Hamilton we appreciate all you do and share this with us. Most interesting topics. Keep it up
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Hi Hamilton!👍🏼🌎💙….this was really cool…Thankyou for sharing
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Thank you.
A new upload!! Rejoice!!
Your first minute of speech here gave me so much wonder.
I cherish these Podcasts Hamilton, and this one is really A GEM ❤️😎👏👌
I remember first seeing some of those infamous books in the late 90s.
the rave scene and full moon psychedelic goa festivals were exploding globally.
Rumours amongst psychonauts of hyperspace crystals hidden in common Acacias😃🤓👌
Uncle Fester. Trouts Notes. Mckenna Brothers. Shulgins. Gordon Wasson.
Gracie & Zarkov.
Im grateful i witnessed that golden age
In my teens.
I wonder how the new generation of 20 year olds view the relative ease of access to obscure compounds off the net in a click. 😉
Watching CNN air Tyson speaking on The Toad. Real Housewives doing Ayahuasca Resorts 😁
the vast archive of research is an incredible resource to carry forward
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i don’t know shit bout chemistry but i liked this a lot
Thank you Hamilton
Just here to molest the algorithm, as I've already heard these through Patreon. AS SHOULD YOU!
Beautiful and sad and awesome to hear this perspective. Thank you again Hamilton for all the things you're doing
Brilliant. Thank you!
I'm so mf excited to listen to every second of this. Ty my man ty. I can show enough appreciation through this yt comment. Love you Hamilton
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I admire your hunt for the truth. It's awesome to be able to watch you do what you love.
Hamilton never ceases to present us with fascinating obscure content
This is Gold!!!
TY both
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Hamilton thank you for keeping this knowledge alive
Thank you thank you
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Really smart and cool guy. I'm enjoying this interview so much.
lol, the musical segment was great
I love listening to the old-timers talk about it. Back when they were around you couldn't tell anybody anything you were doing or that was the end of your life. Now they post it on TH-cam.
Hamilton, please be careful with yourself. These are things some people don’t like others talking about. stay safe and great video
I would say Stranger in a strange land is one of my favorite books of all time. There is a great audiobook version read by Christopher Hurt, for anyone who is interested. I definitely understand the cult status of it and the ending never fails to amaze me.
Thanks for the reference, we listened to it in audiobook format on a long car trip. It's a good one to revisit.
Definitely awesome, really not clear how he found it "boring". I guess there might be some prerequisite work required to grok the overlaps between the different approaches towards the study of mind/consciousness religion/culture/history with the counter culture landmark that Stranger was and is, imo. But for me personally, all of these themes are intricately interwoven, and fascinating.
You're the goat Hamilton.
Outstanding interview. Thank you for doing it Mr. Starks
podcast has been on fire lately, thanks hamilton!
nice, was looking forward to the next one!
Dr. Longo at OLD WORLD FLORIDA his TH-cam Channel retells his story of being squirted twice once in each eye by that Frog in Florida when he was in JR High, he says they are all over Florida. He truly thought he was gonna die, but he didn't and he believes that experience led him to a whole different way of life. He owns a Book Store with his brother called The Dancing Elephant and it's an Occult Old Books and New Book Store. He's worth knowing and visiting his Store.
Wow I watch his channel never knew he did that I have to look for that. I will be checking this store out thanks again mush🍄 love.
@@marcusrodriguez7345 in his earliest interviews the one with Juan on Juan and another one with Robert Phoenix.
I think the audio is great.
GREAT INTERVIEW... Well worth watching. Very nice genuine man and great questions from Hamilton
MVS is such a gold character. Thank you all!
Gate dancers makes it sound like Jim Ballard was/is a Varjayana Buddhist. Daily practice includes committments to seek refuge in the dakinis, literally 'sky dancers,' who dispell all obstacles. They could easily be viewed as gatekeepers to the egoless state of the clear, cognizant nature of mind. Vajrayana Buddhists do a lot of very detailed visualizations during meditation (the lama - Mingyur Rinpoche - who has participated in the amazing long-term UW-Madison meditation research sessions with his brain wired was life-time trained in Varjayana).
Sounds like the Lamasu?
@@flowerpt Not really, at least as far as I understand Lamasu to be a flying creature. The dakinis are almost always female form, often in a dancing stance or with a wide power stance. Google vajravarahi (Dorge Pagmo is the Tibetan name) or vajrayogini for some of the traditional depictions.
Hamilton has mad clinical skills as an interviewer.
What a guy !
"Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope."
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Only three thousand likes? How is it possible! Thank you so much for the absolutely top notch content.
Hamilton these videos are FANTASTIC
I had a brilliant idea, my mind was on fire I was going to led humanity forward from the mess we are in, I couldn't sleep I was so excited then this video wrapped it all up for me with the AI ending as it correlated with my finished idea . It's been a fun 48 hrs. A nice furious storm of creativity. Barely any drugs used during this event.
That dude was cool, what a life!!!
The music while he looks for the book 🤣
Love you all
Brilliant dude. Thanks. Will look into that psychology philosophy book. Three giants!
I looked it up but it didn't float my boat to be honest... Eek! A bit controversial, seems pro social Darwinism, anti immigration, right wing.... But I only read the blurb so maybe got it wrong
Had these people been able to freely synthesize and research these molecules, the realization that these substances are like teeth on a key, each tripping a different tumbler within the lock, and it is the combination of specific teeth at different height intervals that actually open the lock.
This quest for information is amazing thanks morris 😊 I do wonder how far the rabbit hole goes x
Yes
Him shouting out Library Genesis to Hamilton is one of the most unfathomably based things I've ever seen, I love him so much
I feel like I'm back in 2012 again. U remind me of an old friend. Love your channel.
This guy should be able to put you in touch with Tarik ... Wayne Martin Mellinger, Ph.D.
Thank you Hamilton!
Allso organic chemestry seems fun an intressting
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Were you already a nicotine user?
Are just getting a mild nicotine buzz? Are you being sarcastic? I honestly can't tell.
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I realized about 40 minutes in that I have the first edition Marijuana Potency book. I found it in my grandpa's stuff in the 90's. Very cool.
Hamilton , even if all the work is going in many direction it ´s always a pleasure to listen to your work wow !
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Yo I've been on erowid since 2004. Learned about all kinds of plants and psychedelic chemicals
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I want an assignment on an investigation, this whole thang is a movie to me😍
We have all the worlds information available to us within minutes yet people seem to be getting dumber. It's worse when it's so easily accessible but somehow people still pave the road of stupidity with absolute confidence. Thank you for recognizing that. Although it by no means surprises me that you acknowledge that fact.
Thanks Hamilton. I watched the entire video and read all the comments. The intertwining of psychology and philosophy was intriguing as well as his take on suppression of free speech at universities today with the influence of the left. His future outlook is a bit bleak with AI and humans devouring each other. I did get the sense that his early psychedelic experience seeded his work in the 3D space. One question I would have asked was if he knew Rupert Sheldrake, who along with his talks with Terrance but also his work with plant auxins which remarkably are so structually similar to DMT.
Fantastic stuff please keep it up 😊
Liked his account of vibrating visuals on lsd+nitrous 😵
Thanks Hamilton.